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US reforms on sexual harassment will be patchy

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US

It is illegal for an employer to allow sexual harassment in the workplace, and federal and state legislatures face rising pressure to curb it in workplaces, colleges and their own…

Online violence against women will grow in Iraq

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IRAQ

Gendered online intimidation and violence in Iraq is often politically motivated, aimed at silencing dissenting voices and encouraging women to retreat from public life. State…

South Korea virus control model has privacy drawbacks

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SOUTH KOREA

The country has avoided a full lockdown even though the epidemic initially gained strength. Nonetheless, Seoul managed to reduce the infection rate, and in late April was…

Virus will divert but not derail gender rights fight

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender rights movements.

Gender-based cybercrime is likely to rise in India

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INDIA

The experience of surfing the net is vastly different for women, who have been disproportionately at the receiving end of cybercrimes that undermine their safety online. As…

China will not prioritise women’s online safety

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CHINA

This is only the most recent example of a long litany of occurrences where the interests and concerns of girls and women have taken second seat to the interests of corporate…

Content moderation issues on social media are evolving

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INT

The fast pace of technological innovation, and the growing scale of user content, have made content moderation on social media increasingly difficult. Types of content under…

Press freedom will decline in South Asia

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SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh is ranked lower than any other South Asian country, even Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Bhutan, judged to have the freest media in the region, and Nepal are the only South…

Weinstein scandal may raise rape reporting in the West

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INT

Removing barriers to reporting sexual assaults will be a first step to enhancing women’s security

Palestinian media freedom is heavily constrained

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PALESTINIANS

Actions by Palestinian and Israeli authorities have suppressed media freedom and freedom of expression in the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) in the last 15 months. This has restricted…